Multiplying your Health

Getting “Stoned”

Bob Dylan sung “everybody must get stoned,” but actually, you don’t have to. Of course I’m talking oxalate kidney stones, and their mythical relation to vitamin C. The vitamin C-caused kidney stone is an hallucination. It does not exist. No scientific evidence exists that C causes stones. That vitamin C raises oxalate levels, yes. But vitamin C inhibits the bond of calcium with oxalate, helping to prevent stones.

Let’s consult a physician highly experienced in this area. Robert F. Cathcart, MD, said, “I started using vitamin C in massive doses in patients in 1969. By the time I read that ascorbate should cause kidney stones, I had clinical evidence that it did not cause kidney stones, so I continued prescribing massive doses to patients. Up to 2006, I estimate that I have put 25,000 patients on massive doses of vitamin C and none have developed kidney stones. Two patients who had dropped their doses to 500 mg a day developed calcium oxalate kidney stones. I raised their doses back up to the more massive doses and added magnesium and B-6 to their program and no more kidney stones. I think they developed the kidney stones because they were not taking enough vitamin C.”

Your doctor’s medical degree is no better than Dr. Cathcart’s. If your doctor still thinks that vitamin C somehow causes kidney stones, that is a “stone age” belief.

About the Author

Andrew Saul is a speaker, teacher and vitamin expert, specifically Megavitamins, otherwise known as Orthomolecular medicine. He was featured in the documentary That Vitamin Movie and before that in Food Matters. You can join his mailing list at www.andrewsaul.com or check out his many articles on www.doctoryourself.com. His ground breaking online course is featured at www.andrewsaulcourse.com.

Comments

After reading Linus Pauling’s book, I started taking Vit C powder in 1986. I take 12 gm/day and have for 30 years now. I have been cautioned by more than one health care provider that I am at risk for kidney stones, but none so far. Pauling made the statement in that book that Vit C helps keep intraocular pressure down. My mother went blind from glaucoma, and in 1986 I had borderline high pressures. On Vit C my pressures stayed below 22 and I have had many normal visual fields.

I really enjoyed Dr Andrew Saul on his talks in that vitamin movie,very interesting and witty with it,i feel in much better condition since taking more vitamin c and have been able to advice my daughter with the knowledge I learned,which will help her to help her three children,its all great stuff that no one has spoke about in this way before, Keep it going,its fantastic

I believe it must go by weight as to how many grams Ascorbic Acid to take. I weigh 125, What is the formula? I have had C in Nutritional Drips but very pricy and remember Andrew Saul saying on Vitamin Summit that he takes large dosages. Can’t find notes , please help. Thank you,
Carole

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